spiculate

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adjective

Covered with, or having, spicules.

Similar
spiculated
OriginLatin spiculatus →
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Meanings

adjectivespiculate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCovered with, or having, spicules.

    Synonyms: spiculated

verbspiculate (third-person singular simple present spiculates, present participle spiculating, simple past and past participle spiculated)

present singular third person spiculates · participle present spiculating · participle past spiculated · past spiculated

  1. transitiveTo sharpen to a point.

    1772-1782, William Mason, The English Garden with spiculated paling

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCovered with, or having, spicules.

Similar
spiculated
Also see
spiculed

Origin

  1. Latinspiculatus
  2. Englishspiculate

From Latin spiculatus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

spiculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiculate

MLA

“spiculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiculate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiculate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiculate.

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